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ARTICLE 7
MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL

The General Council shall normally hold its meeting once every two years. A
meeting of the General Council normally shall be convened immediately before
a General Conference at the same venue or area where the General Conference
is to be held.
7.1 The business to be transacted at a General Council Meeting shall be :-

7.1.1 To receive and consider the periodic reports of the Executive Council;
7.1.2 To receive and consider the duly audited periodic statement of
accounts showing the financial position for the two preceding years;
7.1.3 To consider and pass the budget for the ensuing period;
7.1.4 To elect the additional members of the Executive Council;
7.1.5 To appoint a firm of professional auditors; and
7.1.6 To consider any other matters specified in the agenda.

7.2 At least a forty-five-day-notice shall be given of the meeting of the General
Council. The sending of the notice by air mail post to the address of a Regional
Centre as furnished by it shall be deemed to be valid service of notice to that
Centre. Such notice shall specify the time and place of the meeting to be
appointed by the President.

7.3 The President on his own discretion at any time may, or on the requisition
in writing signed by not less than one-third of the number of the Regional
Centres shall, convene an extraordinary meeting of the General Council
at a time and place to be appointed by the President.

7.4 At least a thirty-day-notice of the extra- ordinary meeting shall be given.
Such notice shall specify the agenda, the time and place of the meeting
to be appointed by the President.
7.5 Twenty members present shall form the quorum for all meetings of the
General Council. If the required quorum is not present within half an hour
after the appointed time, the meeting shall be adjourned for half an hour.
If the required quorum is still not present, a meeting convened on requisition
shall be dissolved whereas a meeting convened by the Headquarters will
proceed to transact all the business irrespective of a quorum.
7.6 At any meeting of the General Council no business other than that specified in
the agenda shall be considered, except with the permission of the Chairman.

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